Beate Schrott (born 15 April 1988, in St. Pölten) is an Austrian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. She finished eighth in the 100 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In April 2019, Schrott became engaged to American triple jumper Christian Taylor.[1] In November 2019 she completed a doctoral degree at the Medical University of Vienna,[2] in autumn 2021 she married Taylor.

Beate Schrott
Schrott before the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameBeate Schrott
Born (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36)
St. Pölten, Austria
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Austria
SportAthletics
Event100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m hurdles: 7.96 (Vienna, February 2013)
  • 100 m hurdles: 12.82 (Lucerne, July 2012)
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  Austria
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed team

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Austria
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) Long jump 5.74 m (-0.8 m/s)
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 16th (h) 100 m hurdles 14.16
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.48 (+0.3 m/s)
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 100 m hurdles DSQ
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 18th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.25
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.02
Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th 100 m hurdles 13.34
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th 60 m hurdles 8.12
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.98
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th 100 m hurdles 13.07
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.24
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 27th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.31
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 19th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.041
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 45th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.47
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 27th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.27
European Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.23
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.25
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 20th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.17

1Did not finish in the semifinals

References edit

  1. ^ Dirlam, Zach (25 April 2019). "Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Christian Taylor Once Again a Student-Athlete". Florida Gators. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ „Frau Doktor“ – Beate Schrott bekommt Diplom (28. November 2019) (de)

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